Rihanna's fashion weekend: six looks, many likes

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Al Mulhall
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Did anyone else catch Rihanna on her whirlwind tour of NYC this weekend or did we just totally imagine that little piece of fashion heaven? Our new fave Dior model may have been in town to promote new movie Home (she’s the voice of something animated in it) but tbh, it felt more like she was holding a celebration of fashion's greatest hits. From the fifties to now, including some pretty serious pink velour, here's why she had us in a fash flashback.

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Friday morning: 80s pink power dressing

This is look is so strong, we dropped our lattes when we saw it. And that's exactly the kind of reaction a pink Pascal Millet jumpsuit with matching faux fur and heels should evoke in an audience. She may have worn this to be interviewed on Good Morning America with co-star Steve Martin (that's Father of the Bride, y'all), but our interest is in the fact that this just redefined how to dress on morning television.

Picture: Magic

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Friday afternoon: noughties velour tracksuit

When we heard Riri had left a TV appearance in a Sean John velour tracksuit, we thought we’d woken up in 2002 (and were looking at J-Lo in her legendary Jenny from the Block phase). Take note of the slouchier shape (compared to the butt-huggers of yesteryear) giving the velour trackie 2.0 an 'I've borrowed this off my boyf' vibe. Well, maybe not in candy pink.

Picture: Splash

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Saturday afternoon: 90s skirt suit

Hitting up London-based Simone Rocha for some outfits is a sure-fire way for Rihanna to get her London Fashion Week kudos (in case ya didn’t know, Simone’s dad is srsly important fashion designer John Rocha and this triple-threat Hillary Clinton look isn't too far off the minimal get-up he was known for). You can thank us for the fashion lesson later – for now let’s raise a 90s drink to Riri. Mine's a cosmo.

Picture: Splash

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Saturday evening: 70s-inspired Gucci bag

We’re loving how Rihanna’s tapped into the 70s side of Gucci heritage with this cute lil’ lady web bag. The shearling jacket thrown over the shoulders adds a certain Jerry Hall-meets-Carrie Bradshaw vibe too. Whack this in your fash scrapbooks as a streetwear take on Studio 54.

Picture: Getty

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Sunday afternoon: 60s babe dress

Here's a look that says 'I can do cute too' and what better occasion to wear it than the premiere of a kids' movie? Covered in black ribbons and worn with a matching cardi, this Adam Selman number has us divided. It's totally 60s mega babe but we can't help but think of Cher and Dionne from Clueless jazzing up their tennis costumes. Either way, it's pretty major.

Picture: Getty

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Sunday night: Health goth trackie and fluffy sliders for now

And finally here's an outfit we'll take for now. Probs for an off-duty day or one of those rly long haul flights we wish we were on. The best thing about this look is the fluffy sliders which look comfy enough to move into and personally we're loving that Rihanna's worn socks with them too. All the likes.